Asad Umar

Asad Umar calls for practical steps to ‘break’ begging bowl

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday reiterated the government will be obtaining an IMF… Read More

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Asad Umar issues directives to promote use of banking channels for remittances

ISLAMABAD:  Finance Minister Asad Umar on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to discuss possible measures… Read More

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Finance Minister Asad Umar chairs meeting to review progress on FATF action plan

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Saturday chaired a meeting  Saturday to review progress on… Read More

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ECC approves hike in power tariff for domestic consumers

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the federal cabinet on Wednesday approved a hike in… Read More

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ECC likely to green-light electricity tariff hike today

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) will meet today with Finance Minister, Asad Umar, in… Read More

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ECC defers summary on increase in electricity tariff

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet on Monday deferred a summary… Read More

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ECC meeting to be held today to decide power tariff hike

ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee(ECC) in a meeting today (Monday) expected to give go ahead for… Read More

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This IMF bailout package will be Pakistan’s last: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Asad Umar, says the next International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme… Read More

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Finance minister forms committee on tax reforms

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Asad Umar has constituted a committee headed… Read More

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NAB should initiate probe over WSJ report regarding kickbacks offer in K-Electric stake sale: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should launch… Read More

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Govt to present proposed IMF package before Parliament: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: The government will present the proposed International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package before the… Read More

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Asad Umar says ready to meet Paypal CEO and ask, ‘why are you ignoring such a big market’

ISLAMABAD: Expressing surprise over online payment giant Paypal’s’ cold shoulder’ to Pakistani market, Finance Minister… Read More

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IMF package only way to put economy back on track: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Asad Umar has said an IMF bailout package was unavoidable for… Read More

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PM House denies rumours of differences between Imran Khan, Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan's spokesman on Thursday denied news of differences between the PM… Read More

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FBR registers 55% increase in tax returns

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday said that it has registered a landmark… Read More

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Asad Umar meets World Bank president in Bali

BALI: Finance Minister Asad Umar met President World Bank Dr. Jim Yong Kim on the… Read More

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Government decides to approach IMF for ‘economic recovery program’

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday announced to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for… Read More

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ADB to provide $7.1 bn financial package to Pakistan

ADB will provide $7.1bn in financing to help Pakistan achieve inclusive and sustainable growth over… Read More

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Finance ministry seeks early nominations of NFC members from provinces

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance on Thursday called upon provincial governments to reconfirm their nominations of… Read More

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Govt reinstates ban on non-filers to purchase property, vehicles

ISLAMABAD: The government has re-imposed a ban on non-filers of tax returns from purchasing property… Read More

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